This page documents all of the values that can be used to configure Baloo File Indexing. The config file is generally present in ~/.kde4/share/apps/config/baloofilerc.

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This page documents all of the values that can be used to configure Baloo File Indexing. The config file is generally present as <code>~/.config/baloofilerc</code> for Frameworks 5 (including Plasma 5), and <code>~/.kde4/share/apps/config/baloofilerc</code> in the kdelibs 4.x world (old Plasma).

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Many of these changes will only take place on restarting the <tt>baloo_file</tt> process, e.g. with <kbd>balooctl stop</kbd> then <kbd>balooctl start</kbd>.

=== Enable / Disable ===

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This `first run` config value determines if Baloo has run through the entire file system and checked every file for indexing. If you ever delete the baloo db manually, this should be set to false so that baloo scans the entire file system tree again on startup.

This `first run` config value determines if Baloo has run through the entire file system and checked every file for indexing. If you ever delete the baloo db manually, this should be set to false so that baloo scans the entire file system tree again on startup.

This list governs which folders Baloo should index recursively. By default, it will index your $HOME directory.

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== Reindexing ==

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After changing what Baloo indexes, you may have to make Baloo index existing files. Entering the command <kbd>balooctl check</kbd> in a terminal ''should'' make Baloo search for unindexed files and index them. If this doesn't happen, you can manually tell Baloo to index specific files with a terminal command like <kbd>balooctl index ''local/path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...</kbd>.

Latest revision as of 10:00, 28 July 2017

This page documents all of the values that can be used to configure Baloo File Indexing. The config file is generally present as ~/.config/baloofilerc for Frameworks 5 (including Plasma 5), and ~/.kde4/share/apps/config/baloofilerc in the kdelibs 4.x world (old Plasma).

Many of these changes will only take place on restarting the baloo_file process, e.g. with balooctl stop then balooctl start.

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Enable / Disable

[Basic Settings]
Indexing-Enabled=true

This can be changed to true / false.

First Run

[General]
first run=false

This `first run` config value determines if Baloo has run through the entire file system and checked every file for indexing. If you ever delete the baloo db manually, this should be set to false so that baloo scans the entire file system tree again on startup.

Only index Files Names

[General]
only basic indexing=true

This will trigger Baloo to only index the filename.

Hidden Folders

[General]
index hidden folders=true

Reindexing

After changing what Baloo indexes, you may have to make Baloo index existing files. Entering the command balooctl check in a terminal should make Baloo search for unindexed files and index them. If this doesn't happen, you can manually tell Baloo to index specific files with a terminal command like balooctl index local/path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ....